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[Can @AngelStrandTech]

Saw a procedural shader like this and wanted to try something similar in Unreal Engine. Ended up with this.

[Xor @XorDev]

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f z,d
@(99)
{
f3 p = z * nor(2*C.rgb - R.xyy)
p.z-=T;
d=1; @(5) d+=d,
p += sin(p*d+p.z*d) / d
z += d = .1*len(1+p.xy*sin(p.z+vec2(,2)));
O += (.7-p.y/z*f4(,1,2,))/d
}
O = tanh(O / 2e3)

[Can @AngelStrandTech]

@yacineMTB Reverse engineering a product I paid for and own shouldn’t automatically be treated as suspicious. Where exactly do they draw the line between legitimate research and malicious activity?

[Can @AngelStrandTech]

@cybereality @skibidiwap69 @TimSweeneyEpic @mattworkman It is, but I still don’t understand why Tim is being so harsh on Steam for requiring AI disclosure too.

[Can @AngelStrandTech]

@elshayib_ DLSS 5 isn't even enabled, and this guy has 40K followers. Seriously, 90% of the people in this community who pretend to be experts have no idea what they're talking about.

[Can @AngelStrandTech]

Valve also uses AI disclosures in pre-release reviews, including checks for illegal or infringing content. So Steam’s disclosure requirement also serves a legal and contractual purpose. Explaining how AI is used in a game is product information, not a political statement.

I support disclosure because I want people to see what can actually be made with AI. Just as we don’t feel the need to hide using a calculator, we shouldn’t feel the need to hide using AI.

If we want to push back against the idea that everything made with AI is “slop,” skilled creators need to openly share their work and how they made it, so everyone can learn. Hiding AI’s role in good work won’t help change that perception.

[Can @AngelStrandTech]

@TimSweeneyEpic @Filmbot If Steam removes its AI disclosure requirement, will you remove Fab's too ? Or will yours stay?

Fab can even remove listings when publishers intentionally mislabel AI generated content.

https://t.co/Ko2eJMyEkx

[Can @AngelStrandTech]

@TimSweeneyEpic @mattworkman Tim, your own marketplace, Fab, requires AI disclosure too. Why is it transparency on your platform but a “political statement” on Steam?

[Can @AngelStrandTech]

@skibidiwap69 @TimSweeneyEpic @mattworkman That actually reinforces my point. Fab requires AI disclosure so developers can make informed decisions. Steam requires it so consumers can make informed decisions. Why is one considered transparency while the other is suddenly a “political statement”?

[Can @AngelStrandTech]

@Tinywolfy1231 @Pirat_Nation I've shared examples on my profile that challenge the whole “AI slop” narrative. It's not about whether you use AI, but how well you use it.

I just don't understand why Tim attacks Steam over AI disclosure when his own marketplace, Fab, requires it too.

[Can @AngelStrandTech]

@TimSweeneyEpic @mattworkman Tim, your own marketplace, Fab, requires AI disclosure too. Why is it transparency on your platform but a “political statement” on Steam?

[Can @AngelStrandTech]

One of the biggest problems I see in the AI community is how many people with little or no experience in game development or programming mistake every flashy demo for a technological breakthrough.

Even some of the biggest AI news accounts fall into this category. They got into coding thanks to AI, but without understanding the fundamentals, they're now misleading others about what AI actually accomplishes.

Ready-made Unreal Engine projects and marketplace assets are being repackaged as “AI-built games.” The same crowd sees a Three.js demo and thinks game development has been solved. When the truth comes out, some creators quietly delete their posts.

As a result, people jump into game development thinking AI will handle everything, only to end up producing AI slop. And I don't think most of them even realize what they're doing.

My advice to anyone genuinely interested in making games: Study game design, 3D modeling, animation, programming, and gameplay mechanics. Use AI to help you learn these fundamentals.

The more you understand the process, the better you can guide AI. If you don't know where to point it or how to evaluate its output, you can't expect quality results.

The problem isn't what AI can do. It's how well you understand what you're asking it to do.

[Can @AngelStrandTech]

@scottstts Kimi didn't build any of this. Almost everything shown in this demo already exists in Epic's City Sample.

[Can @AngelStrandTech]

@chetaslua @KilianW146391 Can you show the character's skeletal rig? I'm curious.

[Can @AngelStrandTech]

This is what my Dot can actually produce in Blender, by the way. Stop misleading people by passing off marketplace assets as AI generated work.

[Can @AngelStrandTech]

@chetaslua @Kimi_Moonshot Did it really take 10 hours and 4 million tokens just to swap the character?

[Can @AngelStrandTech]

Isn't this just Epic's free City Sample? The map, traffic, NPCs, vehicles, and character controls are already included.

Did Kimi actually build anything beyond swapping the character and tweaking the Animation Blueprint?

What exactly took 10 hours and 4 million tokens?

[Can @AngelStrandTech]

@acsrn07 @elonmusk If it’s not your war, then stay neutral. Stop making excuses for Putin while Ukrainian civilians are being killed. That’s not neutrality. That’s choosing a side.